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H. E. THORPE.

HAIR HOLDER.

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i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HATTIEELEN TIIoErE, 'oF FRENCH CREEK, WEsT VIRGINIA.

'HAIR-Howlin.`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '284,341,`dated September 4, .1883,

Application filed January 12, 1883. (No model.)

Beit known that I, HATTIE ELEN` THoRPE, a citizen'of theUnited States, residing at French Creek, in the county of Upsher and State of `West Virginia, have invented certain new andl useful Improvements in Hair-Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,

i Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views specification.

-ing device of peculiar construction.

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of ,this

This invention relate hair-holders. v i e It consists in a supporting-plate provided with means for securing it to the hair.

It consists, further, in the combination, with the supporting-plate, of a hair-pin or fasten- And it consists, further, in the construction and combination of the several parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

It consists, further, in other improvements, as will be hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 show supporting-plates having the hair-pins and hooks secured thereto. Fig.` 3 shows an under side and edge view of the supporting-plate; and of the hair-pins and hooks hereinafter described.

c is the supportingplate, which is preferably made circular, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, but may be made semicircular, asV shown in Fig. l, or of any other suitable shape desired. It is `provided on its under side with teeth c', havingone end secured tothe plate and their other ends extended outward and curved concentrically with the plate, substantially as shown, so that when the plate is placed on the hair and turned the teeth a will enter the through which the hair, after the fashion of a spiral screw, and secure the plate in position. c

i a2 are lugs bent up from theiperiphery of the platea, and `provided with holes c3 a3, bars of the hairpins are passed. I p'refer to strike these lugs up, as shown; but Where so desired aflange could be to improvements inr pin through the holes c?, as

.holding the hair in any :or the holes could-'be formed through the main body of the plate, and if so desired the pins might be slightly bent to give them proper set.

b are the hairpins, and b the hooks. VMy object is to practically hinge the hooks to the head of the pins, or thecross-bar at the end of the hair-pin, so that their outer ends may be moved in order to secure them to the hair of the wearer. This may be accomplished by pivoting them, as shown in Fig. 5, directly to the head of the hairpin, or connecting them with the pin by means of a piece of elastic webbing, b2, as shown in Fig. 4. In the construction shown in Fig. 5 the ,hook is coinposed of two rods pivoted1 separately on the head of the hair-pin and having their outer ends connected by the bar b, which extends far enough on either side to prevent the hook from passing between ,thearms of the hair` pin. It is frequently useful to employ both constructions, as shown in Figs; l and 2.

In theoperation of my invention the plate a is placed on the hair and turned so that the teeth may enter the hair. plainly diessed,this plate, with teeth c', will usually hold it in place but where the hair is elaborately dressed in coils and braids the hair-pins b and hooks b become necessary. They are applied by passing the arms of the shown in Fig. l, and catching the hooks b point desired, so as to hold thesame securely. In the arrangement shown in Fig. l the hairpin at theV top would be forced as far as convenient into the hair and the hook drawn back Where the hair is i in the hair at any sufficiently far to give it hold. This hook is hinged.directly to the head of the piu.. The pins at the side are somewhat different. While in this arrangement I regard the pins as practically hinged to the head of the hair-pin, still they are connected to the said pin by an elastic webbing, b2, whereby the hook may be ex tended out so as to grasp the hair. This elastic connection maybe made of webbing, plain rubber, coil-springs, or any other extensible material. In addition to their use in connection with the supporting-plate, these pins, `having the hooks hinged to the heads thereof, may frequently be used to advantage alone for desired arrangement. use on the plate, I pre to the head of the pin In this use, and also in fer the hook connected IOO by means of an extensible connection, substantiallyas described, as I regard it as more easy of application and more eficient than where the hook is hinged directly to the head of the hair-pin.

The supporting-plate may be made of metal, shell, or other suitable material, and may be ornamented with scrolls, 8vo., so as to constitute an ornament for the hair.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

l. The combination, with the supportingplate provided with suitable holes, of the hairpins passed through these holes, and hooks se cured to the head of the hair-pins by a hingejoint, whereby the hooks may be carried over and forced down into the hair, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. l

2. The combination of ahair-pin and a hook hinged to the head of the pin and adapted to be carried over and forced down into the hair, substantially. as and for the purposes set forth. 3. .'Ihe combination of a hair-pin, a hook, and an extensible connection having its replate and spective ends made fast to the head of the pinV and the hook, substantially as specied.

4. In a hairholder, the combination' of the plate al and teeth or pins a', lying parallel or nearly parallel with the under face of the curved eoncentrically, or y approximately so, therewith, and having one of their ends xed to the plate, and, their other ends arranged to enter the hair when the plate is given a rotating or turning movement; substantially as set forth.

5. In a hair-holder, the combination supporting-plate provided with means for securing it to the hair, a hair-holding hook and an extensible connection having one end made fast to the shank ofthe hook and its other end held to the supporting-plate, substantially as shown and set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HATTIE ELEN Tnonrn.`

Witnesses:

J. B. BUNTEN, C. S. vSrMMoNs. Y

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